484. Discharge of offender on submission or apology. When any Court has under section 480 1[or
section 482] adjudged an offender to punishment 1[or forwarded him to a Magistrate for trial] for refusing or
omitting to do anything which he was lawfully required to do or for any intentional insult or interruption, the
Court may, in its discretion, discharge the offender or remit the punishment on his submission to the order or
requisition of such Court, or on apology being made to its satisfaction.
485. Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document. If any witness
or person called to produce a document or thing before a Criminal Court refuses to answer such questions as
are put to him or to produce any document or thing in his possession or power which the Court requires him
to produce, and does not offer any reasonable excuse for such refusal, such Court may, for reasons to be
recorded in writing, sentence him to simple imprisonment, or by warrant under the hand of the presiding
Magistrate or Judge commit him to the custody of an officer of the Court for any term not exceeding seven
days, unless in the meantime such person consents to be examined and to answer, or to produce the
document or thing. In the event of his persisting in his refusal, he may be dealt with according to the
provisions of section 480 or section 482, and, in the case of a 2[High Court], shall be deemed guilty of a
contempt.
486. Appeals from convictions in contempt cases.(1) Any person sentenced by any Court under
section 480 or section 485 may, not withstanding anything hereinbefore contained, appeal to the Court to
which decrees or orders made in such Court are ordinarily appealable.
(2) The provisions of Chapter XXXI shall, so far as they are applicable, apply to appeals under
this section, and the Appellate Court may alter or reverse the finding, or reduce or reverse�� the sentence
appealed against .
(3) 3* * * * * *
an appeal from such conviction by 4[a] Court of Small Causes shall lie to the Court of session for the
sessions division within which such Court is situate.
(4) An appeal from such conviction by any officer as Registrar or SubRegistrar appointed as aforesaid
may, when such officer is also Judge of a Civil Court, be made to the Court to which it would, under the
preceding portion of this section, be made if such conviction were a decree by such officer in his capacity as
such Judge, and in other cases may be made to the District Judge, 5* * *.
1 Ins. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914 (10 of 1914), s.2 and Sch. I.
2 Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform ) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s.3 and 2nd Sch., for “Court established by Royal Charter” (with effect from the 14th October, 1955).
3 The words “An appeal from such conviction by a Court of small Causes in a presidencytown shall lie to the High Court, and “omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
4 Subs. ibid., for “any other”.
5 The words and commas “or, in the presidencytowns, to the High Court “ rep. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (26 of 1951), s. 3 and Sch. II.
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